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Carmichaelia exsul

Carmichaelia exsul
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Lord Howe I.
Climate
subtropical

About

Carmichaelia exsul is a flowering plant in the legume family. It is the only species of the genus Carmichaelia found in Australia. The specific epithet means an exile, with reference to it being the only species in its genus native outside New Zealand.

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is a rare inhabitant of rock ledges in the island's southern mountains at elevations of over 400 m. The species is listed as endangered in New South Wales.

Other Carmichaelia plants

Prostrate Broom · Aston's Dwarf Broom · Common Broom · Pink Broom · Carmichaelia corrugata · Carmichaelia curta · Pink Broom · Holloway's broom · Prostrate tangle broom · Coastal Tree Broom · Carmichaelia nana · Desert Broom

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carmichaelia exsul by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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